Today's Quilter - UK (2020-03)

Youwillneed

QAssortedprintfabrics– approx.6ydsin total*

QCreambackgroundfabric– 2yds

QBackingfabric– 4yds

QBatting– 80insquare

QFreezerpaperfortemplates

QTe m p l a t e s (s e e Te m p l a t e s s e c t i o n)

Finishedsize

QApprox. 74in square

Fabricused

QRosewood by 3 Sisters for Moda

BEHIND THE QUILT

CHANGING SEASONS
“Brownis nota colourI usuallylike,butaddingcreams,blues,darkredanda
creambackgroundto a quiltmadeupof mostlybrownshades,shiftsthefocusof
thedesign,soyouendupwitha quiltthatlookswarmandinviting.Thisquilthas
a SnailTrailblockforthecentre– I haveaddeda largetriangleto theouterpartof
eachblockto linkit to theinnerborder,sothattheblocksenduplookinglikethey
arefloatingwithinthequiltcentre.I thinkthisquiltwouldlookfantasticmade
withyourfavouritescrapsin yourfavouritecolours.Thechoiceof fabriccolours
fortheSnailTrailblocksandtheirplacementmeansyou’llhavetwocolourways
in eachone,withthebordersusinga square-within-a-squareblock.Makesure,
if you’reusingscraps,yourcolourscomplement each other, as this can make or
break the design!”–Sally Ablett

MEDALLIONQUILT

ROSEWOOD

WHORLS

Cutting out

1

Forblock1 (quiltcentre)choose

three(3) colours and cut as

follows:

QFromcolourA,cutone(1) 2 in

square,fortheblockcentre.

QFromeachof colours B and C, cut

as follows:

• One(1) 3 in square,subcut in
  halfdiagonallyonce.


• One(1)4insquare,subcut in half
  diagonallyonce.


• One(1) 5 in square,subcut in
  halfdiagonallyonce.
  QFrombackgroundfabric,cutone(1)
  3 in square.Cutin halfdiagonally
  twice to make four (4) QSTs.

2

Foreachofblocks2 and3,(four

ofeach)choosetwo(2) colours

andcutasfollows**:

QFromcolourA,cuteight(8) 7 in

squares,subcutin halfdiagonally

once(forblock2, unit2).Note:You

willonlyusefour(4)trianglesforthe

block2s;settherestasideforborder3.

QFromeachof coloursA andB, cut as

followsforeight(8)blocks:

• One(1) 2 in square
  (four-patches).


• One(1) 3 in square,subcutin
  halfdiagonallyonce(one of each
  triangleperblock).


• One(1)4insquare,subcutin
  halfdiagonallyonce(one of each
  triangleperblock).


• One(1) 5 in square,subcutin
  halfdiagonallyonce(one of each
  triangleperblock).


• One(1) 7 in square,subcutin
  halfdiagonallyonce(forblock3).
  QChoosea thirdcontrastcolourand
  cutfour(4)trianglesusingtemplate
  A,andfour(4)using template B (for
  block 2, unit 1).